Nunis Inducted Into Academic Hall

Former USC football player Dick Nunis became the third Trojan ever
inducted into the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame at a ceremony this week in Orlando. Nunis,
who graduated from USC in 1954, went on to become president of Walt
Disney Attractions in 1980 and chairman in 1991 earning a reputation as
Walt Disney's right-hand man.

Nunis joins USC legends Pat Haden and John Naber in the
distinguished 127-member Hall of Fame which was created in 1988. On the
football field, Nunis was a rising talent grabbing six interceptions as
a sophomore before suffering a career-ending neck injury in the 1952
Crosstown Rivalry.

"My injury, at the time, seemed a real tragedy," Nunis recounted. "It turned out to be the best accident of my life."